Shinji Aoyama
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Jul 13, 1964 · Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Active 1992–2022 · Awards: Yukio Mishima Prize
Shinji Aoyama (July 13, 1964 - March 25, 2022) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.
Filmography
BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues (2025) — ScreenplayEureka (2001) — Director · Writer · Original Music Composer · EditorMy God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005) — Director · WriterTo the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out (2001) — Director · WriterJune 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos (1999) — DirectorNot in the Textbooks! (1995) — Director · ScreenplayThe Private Detective Mike (2002) — Director · WriterBeRLiN (1995) — Assistant DirectorCut (2011) — Co-WriterBackwater (2013) — DirectorLiving in the Sky (2020) — Director · ScreenplayYûri (1996) — Assistant DirectorLicense to Live (1999) — man in pubSad Vacation (2007) — Director · Novel · ScreenplayThe Guard from Underground (1992) — Assistant DirectorWild Life (1997) — Director · ScreenplaySuit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist (1995) — Assistant DirectorSuit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape (1995) — Assistant DirectorShokuzai no Sonata (2015) — Director · CreatorTokyo Park (2011) — Director · WriterHelpless (1996) — Director · Screenplay · Original Music ComposerDesert Moon (2001) — Director · ScreenplayThe Written Face (1995) — Assistant DirectorThe Lakeside Murder Case (2005) — Director · Writer · Editor